April 2005

me and emma tonight i visited cousin chris, his wife fran, and their brand new baby, emma. we talked about wikipedia, we ate tasty japanese takeout, we held the baby. but you don’t want to read about it, do you?…

i worry that, contrary to popular belief, the computer actually inhibits flow. maybe it’s not the computer per se, but its capacity to offer almost limitless distraction, exacerbated by my desire for the greatest amount of stimulation with the least…

i’m very picky about the books i read, probably because each book requires so much time and mental investment. i like the books i read to be connected with my current interests or life. reading books is not entertainment or…

5 years ago this month, i answered an email that came across a listserv i was on as a part of my residential computing consultant job. i wish i still had it. a project at the carolina population center was…

Inspiration I got the following comment on a previous post: I love your blog design a lot. I especially *LOVE* your MONTHCHUNKS archives. (It’s tiny, clean and stylish!) Is it possible to post a tutorial on how to achieve that…

but not in a bad way. in a full way. lunch today was at lemongrass, a restaurant jane and i went to last may where everything (it seemed) that she ordered beat what i ordered. welcome to the high stakes…

flew back from new orleans early this morning, getting into chapel hill around noon—just in time for the annual springtime apple chill street festival. a truly strange concoction of fair food, crafts, and motorcycles (predominantly of the crotch rocket variety)…

what i find interesting about blogging is how readily people put their personal lives out for anyone to read. not only is it a terrific end-run around the orwellian panopticon, but it also makes me wonder what effect on people…

just a quick note, i’m in sebastopol, got internet access at o’reilly because the “free wifi in all rooms” at the holiday inn is currently down. *grumble* i’m told a new router was supposed to be arriving this morning. (update:…

so the important news is, on thursday morning i signed a lease for the apartment in santa rosa. it’s on the second floor, in the middle, 1 bedroom, kitchen with all the appliances, dining area, living room, closet with washer/dryer.…

the mountains from sebastopol after some rain one of many metal sculptures along florence avenue in sebastopol o’reilly media’s many-windowed headquarters an art deco barnes and noble in downtown santa rosa burgers from the in and out at rohnert park…

the impetus being my impeding move across the country and my desire to be posting from the road (when able). for those who forget, i’ve been hosting justinsomnia.org at home since last july, which would be impossible once my stuff…

“For the love of God, people, that’s not going to happen,” Cadenhead said. “I will be running any plans I have for this domain by my own Catholic doctrinal enforcer, my never-miss-a-Sunday grandmother Rita.” #